118Falsely describing the sender of dangerous goods

118 Falsely describing the sender of dangerous goods

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) dangerous goods are or will be carried on a vessel; and (b) the person describes the sender of the goods: (i) on the packaging containing the goods; or (ii) on any document relating to the carrying of the goods; and (c) the description is false or misleading in a material particular. Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.